Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-29
the board, and the same must thereupon

ballot he can :eluTu !. TO the Chairman OF
the board Of inspectors who must, If sat
lslad VI such inadyertanCe, give him az
other.
5. # an clector is lDcspacitsted ny
blindness or other cause from voting II
the manner herein prescribed, re may IN
form the Chairman Of the board of inspec
tors Of tie fact sud th5Eeup0n the chair
maI must so Win the elect0r into the !
compartment and cross out the Hemas IS .
directed By the e.ecfor.
6. Nc voter shall take a ballot list cut |
OF TIE polling place, Tor deposit il Ihe |
b1llUt-bCX any other paper lhaD the one !
given him by lhe hosrd Of inspectors.
Sec. 9. Every ctllceT, clerk or agent in |
Attendance st q polling station nus.
mziGt5iu cr sd IL maintaining the secrecy |
90 the voting ia such station, snG must
not CO@mu1i,ase, except for some pug
pose authorized oy law, before the poll is |
closed, any Information Gs 10 the name or
number on tbs register Of votes or tHe
registry list, i any elec.or
who has not spilled for s
ballot p&pcr, or voted ct that sta
ton, or SIS 10 the Lni3isl stamp; and no
ofii,er, clerk, agent or other person what |
ever Shall interfere with or attempt tC
interfere with vC.er when marking his
vote or otherwise Gttempt 20 obtain al
the polling stEtion Information IS to the
candidate f,7 whom aay voter ia such
station is about TO vote or has voted, or
as To the Dum0er on the back OF the bal
lDt given tG any v0t-r st such station.
Every Giicer, clerk or pc son ii attendance
&C The counting Of the votes must main
itajn and MD III maintaining the secrecy
Of the voting, and mast not 1T
tempt TO ascertain NJ such count
ing the number On the back cf say ballot
paper, or comnunlc&te cry Information
| oJt2inId IS 10 sgcu CourtiUg 0. as 20 :he
candidate JoY ~lGm G!v vu1e is given 10
| auy pertiCui4t bAliG- pEpe9. NJ pers ID
snail directly or Indirectly Induce any
voter 10 display his bailot hiseg ne SHALL
! have mG: kcQ ting fyra, 60 as 20 make
! known 20 any person the name q the
! candidate fer OF against %hOm he r.ey
have voted. No person shsiL be required,
in try legal proceeding relghDg 10 the
election or return, 10 elete f0r whom h
naa voted.
Sec, 10. Any CHEER, clerk or agent in
! attendance - the p0Iiug station, con
v.ctyd Of violating the provisions OF j1i5
re-, sA8lI DC guilty CT mlsdemeanor.
sec. II. Al ac.s ard parts OF act5 here
| IofoTe passed, so ia as the same ere IN
consistent Win the provisions OF this aC.,
are hereby -pealed.
After reading The bill the reporter
asked:
"9ill This bill entirely abolish city pIi-
m3r:es?"
Mr.. B.cc-Wrhat The bill would certainly
do wauii be TO give any stated number OF
citizens the leE4i power TO secure the
nomination 0! ea honest aud competen,
candidate in their district or warG wits
cut encounter.ng the noisy perlla
o. the primaries. II viii
utterly destroy TIE usatGlnesp, to corrlp.
&suirantS for office, Or "roUgh3" end
"hoelers," who now too often lawlcasjv
control tie primaries by c2balhng and
terrorism. Ii you want an illustration Of
the trickf ~ by which primaries ere con-
tr0lIsd, read the testimony bsf-ra The
committee appointed 10 investigate
the last primSrV eleti1n in the
Sixteenth Assembly district. Enough
dead men were Proyel-iCs to have
voted, Of course, tut TO have been votes
for-oE that occasion 20 elect The minor
ity ticket!
R9p9rter-But would not the expense
"
be @ heavy burden on the city?
Mr.. Rice-At 3 roaEd guess l should
say that 100000 10 $50, 600 would cover
the entire expenses. But, until you take
money cut d pcAuce-as is already done
: in otoerc0Ultri3s-tSe p0"er Of Halls
and "com5inaN WI rema,a IN
shaken, becAuN ~Eote shl3 fact
the exist, law provides n
legal means for .arryiHg out its own pro.
, yisioua. l. tscitly assumes the existence
Of independent organizations Tor tua'
purpose SID he teby prol0ngs their eX
. istanCe. TIE fscG thar the old halls have
Been held together from year 10 year by
the cohesive power Of plumber gives then
, decided advantage ever any LeW orgaE
; izslion, which mast necessarily
: be chiefly or largely composed
Of vCluntee1s-iGexpari even whe1
homestead rarely sole TO compete
with OLD veterans WhO know every mar
in their Districts a9G every trick OF %
liticai knsvery, and are ua:rammelled by
scruples Of honesty, Bus, 20 create an
new organization Is z most expensive IN
dertakiag; and yet 10 election cau be helC
( without such * BODY Of workers a1C
watchers. IN the Interest OF the purit,
VI S4SN'i'17: LC-N' l-IC IsIlilSA e GA
penses Of & canvass should be defrays(
frCm Inc pablo treasury; in no other wa,
, viii the verdict Of the punlIc ever be &C
curately sBd honestly recorded.
= Reporter-You bill, see, provides 10
!, Lew form of belIots. Why is thi
; change desired?
, Mr.. Rjce-This method Incorporated il
, the bill is not mine nor is it an untriec
one. Il was fsst introduced in Australia
9 and from there was adopted by the Ca
padian provinces and IN the British
islands. The plan is TO have the name!
. CT ell the candidates for an Office printed
r ct public, not party or Individual ex
r pense-an the sama ballot, and for the
voter to indicate his choice by a eros
2 placed opposite the name Of the cgndi
dste he prefers, or by eresuEe OF the re
r iected candidates. This method insure
e genuine secrecy Of voting, and 1t take!
away the temptation fer bri1ing voters.
e Reporter HOY?
mr.. R.ce-Because no man and no Ma
6 chine viii brjDe voters, ss | remarked be
/ lore, when they have no guarantee tbs
the purchased vote viii be delivered.
D sin tclG that IN Nevada is g law intende,
4 solely TO evoiG personal dncul:ies'
: near the ballot box, providing that NJ
! one not actually intending at tn
| al =,